,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ah1 #bjbj,ms4 
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4    
,cole1 & ,ms4 ,torres ,small ( ,new     
,mexico7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to make   
c]ta9 improvem5ts relat+ to m5tal heal? 
& suicide prev5tion outrea* to m9ority  
vet]ans & ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska    
,native vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
,vet]ans ,m5tal ,heal? ,act4  #b4 ,m5tal
 heal? & suicide prev5tion outrea* to   
m9ority vet]ans & ,am]ican ,indian &    
,alaska ,native vet]ans  7a7 ,/aff+     
requirem5t ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ij days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
ensure t ea* m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs has no few] ?an "o   
full-"t employee ^: responsibility is   

s]v+ z a m9ority vet]an coord9ator4  7b7
 ,tra9+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,director 
( ! ,(fice ( ,m5tal ,heal? & ,suicide   
,prev5tion ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs1 %all ensure t all m9ority     
vet]an coord9ators receive tra9+ 9      
deliv]y ( culturally appropriate m5tal  
heal? & suicide prev5tion s]vices to    
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
vet]ans1 especially ) respect to !      
id5tifi$ populations & tribes )9 !      
coord9ators' cat*m5t areas4  7c7        
,coord9ation ) suicide prev5tion        
coord9ators ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,director 
( ! ,(fice ( ,m5tal ,heal? & ,suicide   
,prev5tion1 %all ensure t ! suicide     
prev5tion coord9ator & m9ority vet]an   
coord9ator ( ea* m$ical c5t] ( !        
,dep>tm5t h develop$ & dissem9at$ to !  
director ( ! m$ical c5t] a writt5 plan =
 conduct+ m5tal heal? & suicide         

prev5tion outrea* to all tribes & urban 
,indian heal? organizations )9 ! cat*m5t
 area ( ! m$ical c5t]4 ,ea* su* plan    
%all include = ea* tribe cov]$ by !     
plan-- 7#a7 contact in=mation = tribal  
lead]%ip & ! tribal heal? facility or   
,indian ,heal? ,s]vice facility s]v+ t  
tribe2  7#b7 a s*$ule = & li/ ( outrea* 
plans 7includ+ address+ any b>ri]s to   
access+ ,dep>tm5t m5tal heal? c>e72 &   
7#c7 docum5tation ( any conv]sation )   
tribal lead]s t may guide culturally    
appropriate deliv]y ( m5tal heal? c>e to
 ,am]ican ,indian or ,alaska ,native    
vet]ans4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye>
 aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 %all submit to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on     
outrea* ef=ts to m9ority vet]ans &      
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
vet]ans4 ,su* report %all include ea* ( 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! numb] ( m9ority vet]an
 coord9ators )9 ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,!   

numb] & p]c5tage ( m9ority vet]an       
coord9ators :o are wom54  7#c7 ,! numb] 
& p]c5tage ( m9ority vet]an coord9ators 
:o are p]sons ( color4  7#d7 ,! numb] & 
p]c5tage ( ,dep>tm5t m$ical c5t]s )     
m9ority vet]an coord9ators4  7#e7 ,!    
numb] & p]c5tage ( ,dep>tm5t m5tal heal?
 provid]s :o are enroll$ memb]s ( a     
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian tribe or      
self-id5tify z ,native ,am]ican4  7#f7  
,! numb] & p]c5tage ( ,dep>tm5t m5tal   
heal? provid]s :o speak a second        
language4  7#g7 ,a review ( ! outrea*   
plans develop$ & submitt$ to all        
,dep>tm5t m$ical c5t]s = outrea* to     
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
vet]ans4  7#h7 ,a review ( m5tal heal?  
c>e provid$ annually by ! ,dep>tm5t to  
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
vet]ans = ! pa/ ?ree ye>s1 includ+ numb]
 ( appo9tm5ts1 & an assessm5t ( any     
b>ri]s to provid+ ?is c>e4